Dim variable to change value prior to placement

[cadconcepts]

Hi All
I have a colleague that asked me about an editing habit that he wants to restore. He wants to edit the value on-the-fly after selecting two points and placing the dimension. He doesn't want to place it and then go back and edit it. I remember doing this in long past but I don't recall which variable controls this behavior. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Manuel

[cadtag]

iirc -- that was possible a decade or so ago, back when dimensioning was a new kid, and before associative dims. maybe try dimassoc 0?

but that's throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

[CCarleton]

^ Dimassoc is the variable I found when trying to read up about this too and it does let you punch in the value as you place it, but it explodes the dimension. Gross.